Lanier County Georgia Historical Markers

First known as Carter’s Meeting House
Land donated by Jesse Carter
Union Primitive Baptist Church
Constituted October 1, 1825
Burnt and rebuilt 1854
Known thereafter as Burnt Church
Restored April 1998 . . . — — Map (db m54972) HM

A short distance East on this road is Fender Cemetery, in which are buried many of the first settlers of the area of old Lowndes County lying East of the Alabama River, from Union Church. This location for the Cemetery was chosen because of the . . . — — Map (db m14669) HM

Joshua Lee built the first grist mill on this location in c1830 in what was Lowndes County. He owned five and one half land lots (2.690 acres) which were not yet free of Indians. He built a low-level dam across a stream flowing through his property. . . . — — Map (db m53253) HM

This County created by Acts of the Legislature of Aug. 11, 1919 & Aug. 7, 1920 is named for Sidney Lanier, poet of Georgia. Lanier was born in Macon Feb. 3, 1842 and practiced law there with his father after graduating from Oglethorpe Univ. then at . . . — — Map (db m27186) HM

Union Baptist Church, on the Alapaha River one-half mile West on this road, was constituted October 21, 1825, the first church in the old area of Irwin
County.
The original members were: William A. Knight, his wife, Sarah; Jonathan Knight, . . . — — Map (db m28123) HM

To glorify God
and to honor those who rest here
many of whom were members of
Union Church
established in 1825
Land given by Isaac Carter
Union Church burned in 1854
Since then it has been commonly called
“Burnt . . . — — Map (db m54971) HM